California is leading the nation with more Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas than any other state, according to U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration data.

The HPSA score, calculated on Feb. 7, 2023, is … Read More

The number of physician vacancies increased by 40% last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently released study by the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment.

The Physician and Provider Recruitment … Read More

California, Florida and Texas are the three states expected to have the greatest estimated physician shortage by 2030, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s Library of Medicine.

“Improving quality of care, increasing … Read More

By now, Dr. Lorna Breen’s story has become a rallying tale for despondent and burned-out physicians being pushed past the edge during the pandemic. After the New York emergency room physician who treated COVID-19 patients … Read More

The Association of American Medical College’s oft-cited annual physician shortage report squarely places the cause for the growing physician shortfall on more physicians leaving practice due to retirement or burnout in tandem with a growing … Read More

Noting the inequities exposed in U.S. health care by the COVID-19 pandemic, a California Health Report opinion article says that the physician shortage will only exacerbate the future health of our nation. Growing minority populations … Read More